Uganda’s top golfer Deo Akope, will this afternoon tee off at the $50,000(sh126.3m) Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open at the Al Badia Golf Club.
The Uganda Professional Golfer Association captain, will tee off at 6.45 GMT(4 hours) from now he is paired with Scot Tom Buchanan together with Zimbabwean Scott Ferguson.
“This is the shortest route for me to break on to the European tour challenge, but I have to work hard to make the cut if am to fulfill my dreams,” Akope said before leaving for the Mena Tour. “The playing conditions are favourable cause its sunny and windy at the same time I hope that can work in my favour, but I am hopeful on my debut on the Mena Tour.”
Other East African golfers taking part in this prestigious tournament include Kenya’s Greg Snow, Hardeeo Thethy and Rwanda’s Jean Baptiste Hakizimana.
He will then tackle the Ras Al Khaumah Classic due October 13-16 and wind up with the Abu Dhabi Citizen Open at Saadiyat Club on October 20-23.